Cycling

Safe cycle routes

• Bradford Red Bridge Route
• Calder Valley Greenway - Huddersfield to Dewsbury
  This extends upstream from Brighouse to Hebden Bridge and beyond, much of it on the towpath of the Calder and Hebble Navigation.
• Dewsbury and Ossett Greenways
• Hebden Bridge to Brighouse
• Meltham Greenway
  The first phase of this is complete and runs from Station Street, Meltham and passes alongside Morrisons supermarket and out on the former rail corridor to Huddersfield Road at Meltham Mills.
• Spen Valley Greenway and Ringway
• West Yorkshire Interactive Cycle Map
  Plan on and off-road routes across West Yorkshire. Includes cycle shops, cycle parking, bicycle crossing points and community cycle hubs.

Public rights of way

• Public rights of way
• Look up the laws and rights of access
• Report issues with rights of way

Cycling activities and training

Cycle training and cycling to work

Cycling activities, events and groups

Bike retailers

• The Cycling Experts
  A directory of independent retailers and workshops.

Cycling opportunities, organisations and events

There are plenty of cycling opportunities available for children, young people and adults and you can find our more information from the cycling opportunities booklet; including training, bike rides, and community activities. You can get involved with local cycling events, training and bike maintenance sessions too.

• Cycling opportunities booklet
• Cycling events
• Cycling organisations

Tour de France Legacy

Kirklees Council, with the other West Yorkshire local authorities and those across the Yorkshire and Humber region have signed up to deliver a cycling legacy from the Tour de France in 2014.

• Cycle Yorkshire

At a West Yorkshire level, West Yorkshire Sport leads the Cycle West Yorkshire group consisting of transport, leisure and health representatives of the local authorities, plus the West Yorkshire Combined Authority, British Cycling, the CTC and Sustrans.

• Cyclescheme West Yorkshire

Indoor cycling fitness

Studio cycling

Using stationary indoor fitness bikes seek to combine cardiovascular fitness with muscle strength and endurance exercises. All sessions are instructor led and participants much be 16 years+.

• Studio cycling

MYRIDE+ MYSPORTIF

MYRIDE+ is a virtual coaching programme led by an on-screen instructor.

• MYRIDE+
• MYRIDE+ video

Like MYRIDE+, MYSPORTIF is led by a virtual vocal instructor although it uses virtual forward motion scenic video. It a first person video experience that allows the participants to feel as if they are travelling through a location just as they would in real life.

• MYRIDE+ MYSPORTIF
• MYRIDE+ MYSPORTIF video

Walking and cycling framework

Kirklees Council, and partners, have an ambition to increase the numbers of people walking and cycling. The Strategic Framework supports the council's economic and joint health and wellbeing strategies and compliments a range of partner policies and strategies.

• Kirklees walking and cycling strategic framework 2018 - 2030

Contact for cycling information

Cycle routes